A TALL HONGMU AND BURLWOOD DISPLAY STAND, QING DYNASTY
A TALL HONGMU AND BURLWOOD DISPLAY STAND, QING DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve
The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005:
“No. 389, FH 1987, Chinese high pedestal rosewood 19th c.”
Gallery price: EUR 2,800 or approx.
EUR 4,700 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing.
China, 1644-1912. The richly figured square burlwood panel top set within a molded frame above a recessed waist with two slender raised burlwood fillets on each side, surmounting a latticework apron, supported on four square-sectioned legs, joined by arched stretchers
Provenance: Freddy Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by 1987. Jorgen Ruben, acquired from the above. In the Jorgen Ruben Collection for 39 years.
Freddy Hansen was a Danish dealer of Asian art and antiquities, particularly Buddhist sculpture. Based in Copenhagen, he was active from the 1950s onward and became one of Denmark's most prominent dealers in Asian art before his retirement in the early 1990s.
Jorgen Ruben is a Danish art dealer and collector who has been active for over four decades and is highly regarded in the fields of Asian art and classical antiquities. Raised in an art-conscious family, Ruben was exposed early to both modern painting and European decorative arts. He began working in the art trade in the mid-1970s, first with Persian rugs and later with antiques, while travels to Iran and a visit to Persepolis sparked his lasting interest in antiquity. After studies in Copenhagen and London, he worked in England with a dealer in early furniture, before travelling widely in Latin America and Asia, deepening his knowledge of regional art and culture. In 1984 Ruben opened a gallery in Copenhagen dealing in Asian antiquities. He was later active in London and, in the early 2000s, operated the Brussels gallery Classic Art. Much of his career, however, has been conducted privately from home, selling by appointment to collectors, galleries, and museums. Ruben has always bought selectively, choosing only works that deeply engaged him, and often keeping them for many years until placing them with a collector he felt truly understood them.
Important Note: For essential information on the
Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Few minor age cracks, minute chips, minuscule nicks, light surface scratches.
Weight: 10.6 kg
Dimensions: Size 126.2 x 36.8 x 36.8 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2015, lot 1047
Price: USD 8,125 or approx.
EUR 10,000 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of tall hongmu and burlwood stands, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and design with similar stretchers and apron, and using the same combination of woods with similar humpback stretchers and openwork apron.
Buyer's Premium
30%
A TALL HONGMU AND BURLWOOD DISPLAY STAND, QING DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve
The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005:
“No. 389, FH 1987, Chinese high pedestal rosewood 19th c.”
Gallery price: EUR 2,800 or approx.
EUR 4,700 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing.
China, 1644-1912. The richly figured square burlwood panel top set within a molded frame above a recessed waist with two slender raised burlwood fillets on each side, surmounting a latticework apron, supported on four square-sectioned legs, joined by arched stretchers
Provenance: Freddy Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by 1987. Jorgen Ruben, acquired from the above. In the Jorgen Ruben Collection for 39 years.
Freddy Hansen was a Danish dealer of Asian art and antiquities, particularly Buddhist sculpture. Based in Copenhagen, he was active from the 1950s onward and became one of Denmark's most prominent dealers in Asian art before his retirement in the early 1990s.
Jorgen Ruben is a Danish art dealer and collector who has been active for over four decades and is highly regarded in the fields of Asian art and classical antiquities. Raised in an art-conscious family, Ruben was exposed early to both modern painting and European decorative arts. He began working in the art trade in the mid-1970s, first with Persian rugs and later with antiques, while travels to Iran and a visit to Persepolis sparked his lasting interest in antiquity. After studies in Copenhagen and London, he worked in England with a dealer in early furniture, before travelling widely in Latin America and Asia, deepening his knowledge of regional art and culture. In 1984 Ruben opened a gallery in Copenhagen dealing in Asian antiquities. He was later active in London and, in the early 2000s, operated the Brussels gallery Classic Art. Much of his career, however, has been conducted privately from home, selling by appointment to collectors, galleries, and museums. Ruben has always bought selectively, choosing only works that deeply engaged him, and often keeping them for many years until placing them with a collector he felt truly understood them.
Important Note: For essential information on the
Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities. Few minor age cracks, minute chips, minuscule nicks, light surface scratches.
Weight: 10.6 kg
Dimensions: Size 126.2 x 36.8 x 36.8 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 19 September 2015, lot 1047
Price: USD 8,125 or approx.
EUR 10,000 (for two) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of tall hongmu and burlwood stands, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and design with similar stretchers and apron, and using the same combination of woods with similar humpback stretchers and openwork apron.
Buyer's Premium
30%
